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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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